I think it's really weird that people bash Harlem. That may have been more apt 20 years ago, but the neighborhood has completely revitalized. Low crime, lots of new or renewed businesses and cultural attractions, and a great mix of people and community spirit. Harlem is great.

While its true that crime rates have improved in Harlem thats due to better policing and improved crime rates all over the city. Some parts of Harlem are admittedly nicer than before, but a large chunk of Harlem is still a dangerous unpleasant place.

"Harlem is great" - this is subjective and I won't argue it, but I wouldn't want my girlfriend/mother/daughter/etc walking there alone or living there FWIW

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Northwestern1. Nobody remembers to include it on their lists. 2. More focused on Business, you can get a JD without taking the LSAT. For a T14 this seems very strange. 3. Same weather as University of Chicago.

One thing I don't understand is why people say that everyone at Columbia wanted to be at Yale/Harvard. Well, no sh*t. So did everyone at every other T14. Everyone I spoke to at the NYU admitted student day said they were waiting on Harvard, and would definitely go there if admitted.

i think it's the perception that columbia is very similar to harvard. nyu seems to have a different feel to it than harvard or columbia, and probably yale as well.

Possibly, although I can't imagine that many NYU students were accepted to Harvard and turned it down (unless they received one of the fellowships).

I agree with you, I don't think many ppl turn down Harvard for any school, other than Yale I guess.

FWIW though I found tons of ppl who took NYU over Stanford and Columbia, but I'm sure you'd find ppl like this at Columbia as well.

YALE1. Nerds2. Doesn't impress people nearly as much as you thought it would ("It's ranked #1. Even above Harvard.")3. Connecticut battles with Delaware for the most irrelevant state on the NE Corridor.

STANFORD1. Having to explain how it's actually just as prestigious as Harvard or Yale2. Motherf*ckin' East Coast 4 Life, Biyatch!3. "Instead of sending a hold letter or a waitlist or rejection or something, maybe we'll just not say sh*t and assume they'll get the point."

COLUMBIA1. Hey guys, in case you didn't notice, you're in New York City!2. Having to sign and send in the "Agreement to go into BigLaw" contract with your tuition deposit3. "I actually wanted to go here instead of Harvard"

CHICAGO1. "Hahaha! What? Oh, that? It's called laughter. Just having fun. F-U-N. It's a noun. It means..."2. Nerdiest nerds in the city of Nerdville3. Becoming dependent on Prozac and Adderall

PENN1. Joe Pa probably doesn't have many years left in him (stolen from Pancho, it's too perfect)2. If NYC is your successful father, Philly is your uncouth crackhead failure of an uncle3. "I actually wanted to go here instead of Columbia"

CORNELL1. Literally located in the worst place in the western hemisphere2. The sky only varies between shades of gray3. The butt of the Ivy League

GEORGETOWN1. Admitting to a layperson that it isn't quite that prestigious. "No, it's not really in the top 10, but it's in the top 14!"2. "Hold up, it takes how long to get to the real Georgetown area?"3. "I actually wanted to go here instead of [every other T-14]"

Hey, congrats on Yale! It was inevitable, but I did not know you had heard from them.

Go to Harvard, and then you can be one of the people that "casually" slips that into a conversation:

3blindmice: You want to go get something to eat?Fellow Harvard Student: Yeah, sure. What did you have in mind?3bm: I dunno, maybe Italian? Mexican? What do you think?FHS: Whatever, that's fine. Or we can go to the Sushi place.3bm: This reminds me of when I got into Yale and couldn't decide where to go eat.